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“Yes, because when I signed here 10 months ago, all of us knew that it was not going to be easy,” said Karanka, when asked if there was a mood of patience among the club hierarchy, who he remains in regular contact with.

Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis (Image: Getty)

“I said to the players after Brentford that nobody said it was going to be easy. It is a process. Everything takes time. That is not just the case here, it is the same always.

“At Middlesbrough it took two-and-a-half years, at Brighton with Chris Hughton it took two or three years, at Fulham with Slavisa Jokanovic it took more than two years.

“It is all about time and we need to be patient. They (the hierarchy) are patient, because all of us have the same thoughts.”

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Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis has certainly backed his manager to the hilt this summer, with ex-Olympiacos man Panagiotis Tachtsidis and Claudio Yacob, the experienced former West Brom midfielder, both signing in the last 48 hours.

While Iranian international striker Karim Ansarifard is expected to become signing number 17 of the summer, if the club can complete a deal to bring another former Olympiacos player to the City Ground in the coming days.

Karim Ansarifard celebrates scoring for Iran at the 2018 World Cup (Image: Getty)

And Karanka says he is grateful for the backing he has received, as he works to build a squad capable of challenging for promotion.

“Yes, I have said always that this was one of the main reasons why I came here,” he said.